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Does anyone know if there were changes made to the third hand over time between West Hurley and Kahr production? I recently sold one to a member and it does it fit in his Kahr. Trying to see if anyone knows if the mag slot width changed over time or not.

 

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Ron

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Hi Ron, just a note, the one I got from you fits fine in my SA 1927 A5 WH. Lots of side to side clearance, good fit front to back.

Ok thanks, the other one I sold is not fitting in a members gun, not sure what the differences were on them, if any

 

Ron

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Thanks , here are the photos.... Karr OEM 3rd hand would not insert ( No Go ) in my WH as it was delivered.

I simply measured the overall thickness ( baseline NO- Go ) and then filed till it would go.

It did not take very much.

I then just cold blued the surface.

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Thanks , here are the photos.... Karr OEM 3rd hand would not insert ( No Go ) in my WH as it was delivered.

I simply measured the overall thickness ( baseline NO- Go ) and then filed till it would go.

It did not take very much.

I then just cold blued the surface.

 

So you were able to use the Kahr key? I need a key and also have the WH gun. Bought it used but its missing its 3rd hand key. I saw that the Kahr key looks different from earlier versions I've seen online so was not sure it would fit. I certainly can file. I was actually thinking if its hard to find the WH key if I had dimensions I could make one.

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I got the third hand key from Kahr for my WH (1989). I do not need to file it at all. It is smaller (width wise) than the key slot so it is actually loose in the slot. It wiggles side to side. This can cause problems as well. I will either have to add shims to the key slot or make a new key that is wider. I'm a bit confused by the post above where you filed the Kahr key to fit the WH.

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Sounds like maybe the Kahr ones are about 0.010 thicker and may not work in WH. I know the one I sold above was not as wide (guessing it was narrow and thinner than this othe one I have).

 

Could anyone post the measurements of the narrowversion like I sold to member damifino?

 

Thanks Ron

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